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<a href="B44C028.html"><font size=+2 color=red>28</font></a>
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<td class="v">28:1</td>
<td>And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.</td>
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<td class="v">28:2</td>
<td>And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.</td>
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<td class="v">28:3</td>
<td>And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.</td>
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<td class="v">28:4</td>
<td>And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.</td>
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<td class="v">28:5</td>
<td>And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.</td>
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<td class="v">28:6</td>
<td>Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.</td>
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<td class="v">28:7</td>
<td>In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.</td>
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<td class="v">28:8</td>
<td>And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.</td>
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<td class="v">28:9</td>
<td>So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:</td>
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<td class="v">28:10</td>
<td>Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.</td>
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<td class="v">28:11</td>
<td>And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.</td>
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<td class="v">28:12</td>
<td>And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.</td>
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<td class="v">28:13</td>
<td>And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:</td>
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<td class="v">28:14</td>
<td>Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.</td>
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<td class="v">28:15</td>
<td>And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.</td>
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<td class="v">28:16</td>
<td>And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.</td>
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<td class="v">28:17</td>
<td>And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.</td>
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<td class="v">28:18</td>
<td>Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.</td>
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<td class="v">28:19</td>
<td>But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.</td>
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<td class="v">28:20</td>
<td>For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.</td>
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<td class="v">28:21</td>
<td>And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.</td>
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<td class="v">28:22</td>
<td>But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.</td>
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<td class="v">28:23</td>
<td>And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.</td>
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<td class="v">28:24</td>
<td>And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.</td>
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<td class="v">28:25</td>
<td>And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,</td>
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<td class="v">28:26</td>
<td>Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:</td>
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<td class="v">28:27</td>
<td>For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.</td>
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<td class="v">28:28</td>
<td>Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.</td>
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<td class="v">28:29</td>
<td>And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.</td>
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<td class="v">28:30</td>
<td>And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,</td>
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<td class="v">28:31</td>
<td>Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.</td>
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